Letters From Windermere

Dear Friends: When I wanted to salvage a wrecked log cabin and bring it home, my husband thought I was off my rocker! Now it's a charming addition to our acreage, and a perfect home for my favourite Canadiana collectables.

Dear Friends: Many of you will remember growing up in a house with vintage wallpaper. At one time patterned wallpaper was the latest word in farmhouse chic! Take a look at these photos for a trip down memory lane.

Dear Friends: My dream is to renovate an old house, but that passion is sadly not shared by my husband! So when we built our new house in 2002, we incorporated some features to make it look like our “historic” home had been standing on this spot since 1924. My Dream Home When I envision […]

Dear Friends: I am so excited about my invitation to Danesfield House Hotel next May, the setting for my wartime novel Bird’s Eye View, for a book signing! This gorgeous white chalkstone mansion, pictured on the back cover of my book, located one hour west of London near Henley-on-Thames, was the headquarters of aerial photo […]

My thrifting life took an uptick recently, when I found this lovely Early’s Witney Point trading blanket at my favourite thrift shop in Parksville, on Vancouver Island. My Trading Blanket It happened like this: I spotted the bright red blanket across the floor at SOS (short for Society of Organized Services) in Parksville, and […]

Dear Friends: Here we are soaking up the ocean breezes at our bungalow in Qualicum Beach on Vancouver Island, which I named Palm Tree Cottage. We bought this place mainly because I fell in love with the palm tree in the back yard. Yes, we do have palm trees growing in Canada! Cottage Has Mid-Century […]

Please Note: All stories and photos are copyrighted to Elinor Florence unless otherwise indicated. You are welcome to copy and share them as long as you give me proper credit. Thank you!

Bird’s Eye View

Bird’s Eye View is my fact-based novel about a Saskatchewan farm girl who joins the air force and becomes an aerial photo interpreter in England during the Second World War. Published in 2014, this Canadian best-seller is available through any bookstore, as an e-book and an audiobook. To buy online, click: Bird’s Eye View.

Wildwood

Wildwood is my contemporary novel about a young woman from the city who inherits an abandoned farm in northern Alberta, on condition that she and her little daughter live there for one year, off the grid. She is inspired by a diary written by the original homesteader. Published in 2018, Wildwood is available through any bookstore, and as an e-book. To buy online, click: Wildwood.

My Favourite Veterans

My collection of 28 interviews with veterans and their families, most of them from Western Canada, has more than 100 photographs. Published in 2016, the book is available only from me. For more information, click here: My Favourite Veterans: True Stories From World War Two’s Hometown Heroes.

Wartime Wednesdays: True Stories

More than 100 stories about Canadians during the Second World War, written from 2013 to 2018, many of them personal interviews with veterans, are available to read on my website, indexed by subject. To see the complete list, click here: Wartime Wednesdays.

Letters From Windermere: My Personal Blog

Letters From Windermere is my informal monthly letter to my followers, describing my writing life, travels and hobbies. If you subscribe below, you will receive one email from me each month, and I will not share your information with anyone else. Thanks for following me!